A westbound train of empties soars over the back road from Bluefield with an SD45-SLUG-SD45 combination in charge. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.
On a sunny morning in Chicago's south side, HZRX CF7 #1500 shoves a short train of scrap gons into one of the mills at South Shore Recycling. This unit was built as a Santa Fe F7A and has been wor... (more)
The 315 "yellowbonnet" was one of the 74 passenger F-units which had been leased to Amtrak for its trains operating on the Santa Fe. When the lease terminated, the units were converted... (more)
Westbound merchandise.
Lehigh Valley Management recently scrapped most of the Bethlehem Steel era switchers that were stored in their yard for over 20 years. A 1957 built SW1200 and 1951 built SW9 appear to be all that'... (more)
Alton & Southern 2044 get's ready to shove back to pick up a line of cars to trim.
Some freight and passenger power await various stages of work at ACWR's Candor shops.
Former Santa Fe C40-8W 876 sits in back of the diesel shop in Galesburg, waiting to be moved to LTEX for scrap. Taken during the VIP Yard tour during Galesburg Railroad Days.
An ALCO A-B-A set leads eastbound with 87 cars near Cheyenne Wyoming in 1955. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Union Pacific F3A 1445 and mates lead a westbound freight near Dale Wyoming in 1954. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
A southbound UP local pops out of one of the twin tunnels at Kyune.
PNWR 1801 crosses over the North Yamhill River after dropping a single boxcar at the wye. The locomotive will tie down in McMinnville after serving the last customer on the Newberg branch. The loc... (more)
An ALCO A-B-A set awaits its next assignment at Cheyenne Wyoming in 1956. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
Construction for the double track alignment can be seen as the South Shore heads down 10th Street with the AAPRCO special.
Manicured ballast, tell-tale poles, and The Capitol Limited, at Chicago in 1939. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.
